699. Grief
Sorrows divided amongst many, lessDiscruciate a man in deep distress.
Words in this poem
- amongst prep.
- Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. [OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see Amidst. See Mingle.]
- discruciate v. t.
- To torture; to excruciate. [L. discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See Cruciate.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
699. Grief is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2, Project Gutenberg ebook #22421; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Robert Herrick, 699. Grief, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/699-grief.html, id L05647.
Form and metre
699. Grief is 2 lines in a single stanza. The lines average 10.0 syllables.
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Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 1 AA lessA · distressA
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Sorrows divided amongst many, less | 10 | /˘˘/˘··/˘· |
| Discruciate a man in deep distress. | 10 | ˘/˘˘····˘/ |
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